Makar v. Makar

A petition for dissolution of marriage was filed by Donna Makar (Petitioner or Donna) against Russell Makar (Respondent or Russell) alleging physical cruelty. Lorren Makar (Intervenor or Lorren), the step-father of Russell, filed an intervening petition seeking a share of the award of the marital assets. The parties had one major asset, which was a home purchased on March 20, 1984. Donna, Russell and Lorren owned the home in co-tenancy. Donna and Russell also had a minor child, Frederick Makar.

The appraised value of the home was $90,000; the mortgage was $47,536. Of the $42,464 equity in the…